zùn
捘
press with fingers; restrain
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to press with the fingers; to squeeze
archaicClassical Chinese usage, rarely used in modern spoken language. Often appears in medical or martial arts texts describing manual pressure techniques.
Yī医
zhě者
zùn撙
qí其
mài脉
，
chá察
qí其
fú浮
chén沉
。
The physician pressed his pulse to observe its floating or sinking quality.
Gǔ古
dài代
tuī推
ná拿
shù术
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yǐ以
zhǐ指
zùn撙
xué穴
wèi位
yǐ以
tōng通
jīng经
luò络
。
In ancient massage techniques, fingers were often used to press acupoints to clear the meridians.
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Cǐ此
zì字
jiàn见
yú于
《
shuō说
wén文
》
，
yì意
wéi为
yǐ以
zhǐ指
zùn撙
wù物
。
This character appears in the Shuowen Jiezi, meaning to press an object with the fingers.